Vatnajökull National Park Glacier Tour: Explore Blue Ice in Small-Group
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185 Ratings
Icelandic Mountain Guides by Icelandia - Skaftafell Base Camp
Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of Vatnajökull National Park on a small-group glacier tour. Explore blue ice, navigate crevasses, and learn about the glacier's history from a certified guide.
Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Skaftafell - Glacier walk on Falljökull glacier
What's Included
  • Guided glacier hike on Vatnajokull outlet glacier
  • Certified glacier guide
  • All glacier gear provided
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on a memorable 3-hour group tour, capped at 15 participants, of a stunning branch of the Vatnajökull glacier, perfect for families. A certified glacier guide will equip you with crampons and ice axes, providing necessary instructions for their use before you step onto the icy surface. On your journey, gain insights into the glacier’s characteristics and history, as your guide expertly navigates through a mesmerizing landscape of deep crevasses, slender ridges, and frozen sculptures. Its proximity allows you to spend two full hours exploring the glacier. This easily manageable glacier walk doesn’t require any prior experience.

  • Minimum age is 10 years
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please bring warm clothing, rain gear, gloves, and hiking boots
  • Boots and rain gear can be rented on location
Location
Icelandic Mountain Guides by Icelandia - Skaftafell Base Camp
Our Skaftafell Base Camp, wooden sales lodge, is located by the bus parking and clearly visible from the National Park Service Center.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Voyage30812711779
Jun 16, 2024
Silvia It was a pleasure! - The glacier is blue and beautiful, thank you Silvia for sharing your passion with us. I will definitely come back and highly recommend It for those who want to have a memorabile experience
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534emielr
Jun 12, 2024
Once-in-a-lifetime experience - We went on a tour with a German couple and our tourguide Kári. Unbelievable experience. Kári answered to all our questions and told us some more about the history of the glacier, how the formation of the glacier changed these last years and showed us some unique spots. Would definetly recommend!
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Me3101
Jun 10, 2024
Spellbinding - The card I was given at the end to leave feedback here says 'was your guide amazing?'. Well, as a matter of fact, yes, she was! I am sure all the guides are great, but felt we really lucked out with Emilia on our tour. She was great: professional, kind, patient, funny, instructive, firm when needed (in a big sister kind of way!), informative and friendly. None of us wanted to leave at the end of the tour. She became like part of the family. We did the 3.5 hour glacier trip but were probably out there longer, as we were only 6 in our group and were relatively strong as a unit, so Emilia took us a bit longer and further, which was great. No complaints there at all. The scenery was amazing and the glacier itself was breathtakingly awesome. Very hard to describe the feeling of being on something so fundamental and imposing. It made you feel quite small and insignificant - but in a good way. A genuine once in a lifetime experience. To do it on such a beautiful and surprisingly warm day was a bonus. To be guided by Emilia was an absolute treat. To be there at all was an honour. Thank you
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Voyage58960956307
Jun 3, 2024
Thank you Silvia! - Fantastic experience! The glacier and the landscape are stunning, even though the weather wasn't the best our guide Silvia provided for us the best experience of our life, she was always smiling, sharing her knowledge and her passion all tour long, a real adventure!
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Galat002
May 28, 2024
Blue Ice Experience - During our recent trip to Iceland (early May), my husband and I did a Glacier Hike (Blue Ice Experience) with Icelandic Mountain Guides – it was a great experience! Our guide Kari was very professional, informative and –above all – helped us safely visit this amazing glacier. He managed our group’s variable ability levels very well so that everyone had a good hike. I was the least comfortable on the ice and received some extra coaching that allowed me to continue on with the group–that meant alot. It was reassuring that Kari is highly certified for hard ice safety procedures, which is a feature of IMG but perhaps not all tour companies. We all wore full safety gear (inc helmets) and he carried ropes, etc. Not only did we experience an epically beautiful place, we learned alot about glaciers, Iceland landscapes, and learned a little about what it takes to be a professional glacier mountain guide. Thanks, Kari!
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Dellvennah
May 27, 2024
5 Stars - do the ice cave tour! - Mark did an awesome job with our group out to the ice cave! He kept it fun and informative, stopping at interesting areas and places with great views!
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531jon
May 15, 2024
Awesome. Managed to walk on a part of the glacier and experience it's glory. - Great time on the glacier. Our guide Andrea Fiocca was excellent. He looked after us and provided detailed information concisely. Ciao Andrea.
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Coenv486
May 1, 2024
Amazing experience - Spent an incredible afternoon on Europe's largest glacier! Our guide (Kari) was not only kind but also ensured everyone felt comfortable and engaged. Kari’s language skills were amazing; besides English, he spoke many other languages, including Dutch! #GlacierAdventures❄️
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993camt
May 1, 2024
Beyond our expectations! - Was beautiful & fascinating. Andrea was knowledgeable & very experienced. My family & I were thoroughly impressed beyond what we expected from the tour
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Y5653aqedp
Apr 29, 2024
A must do experience - walk on glacier and into crevasses - Absolutely incredible experience, even better if you meet Kari, a good guide can make difference. Thanks for leading, being funny and knowledgeable about Iceland.
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